unbecominganurse

unbecominganurse specializes in addiction nurse.

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1. Nurses who steal narcotics....

   unbecominganurse replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

   The posts of eriksoln reflect: 1: no knowledge of, nor respect for, the ANA code of ethics 2: no knowledge of the dilemma of substance use disorders in nurses as most do not divert medication from...

2. Nurses who steal narcotics....

   unbecominganurse replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

   Are you for real? Seriously, when you write:"All the studies in the world about it being a disease doesn't mean a thing. ...... Those studies only matter if I am worried about helping the addict,...

3. Nurses who steal narcotics....

   unbecominganurse replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

   This thread is extremely timely as I am writing a piece on the stigma assoicated with nurses who have an alcohol or other drug addiction. It points to the ignorance and judgmental attitudes nurses...

4. nursing alcoholism & codependency

   unbecominganurse replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

   I know the statistic for nurses coming from "dysfunctional families" is high and recall studies reflecting over 50% coming from such a background. As to crunchRN's query, many, many nurses do return...

5. nursing alcoholism & codependency

   unbecominganurse replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, a problem with alcohol or other drugs is not at all limited to acute and longterm care settings. In fact, because of the insidious nature of the disease, the stigma, genetic...

6. nursing alcoholism & codependency

   unbecominganurse replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

   My congrats to mustlovepoodles for the long term commitment to self-care and embracing recovery. As to the question crunchRN posed regarding the facts related to the incidence of chemical dependency...

7. nursing alcoholism & codependency

   unbecominganurse replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

   I have read the posts regarding this topic with great interest as a nurse whose practice has been exclusively devoted to nurses who have an issue with chemical dependency, whether or not it impacts...